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How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone without iTunes or iCloud or Computer

Last Updated On Wednesday, January 20, 2021 by Moses Gitari Filed Under: How-To

If you tried the wrong passcode repeatedly or your kids type randomly in the lock screen, it will cause the iPhone to be disabled. As a result, you will be informed that iPhone is disabled connect to iTunes. In such a case, how to unlock a disabled iPhone without iTunes or iCloud or computer? Let us discuss this issue together.

 

Part 1: How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone with iTunes

Just as the iPhone message tells you, you can unlock the disabled iPhone with iTunes.  With the synced iTunes on your computer (Windows/Mac), you can restore the disabled iPhone to remove the lock screen.

Step-1: Get a USB cable and connect your iPhone to the computer in the right way. Then, iTunes will pop out as soon as possible.

Step-2: To enter your iPhone, you can click the phone icon and then hit the Summary option on the left side. In this way, you can view the iPhone details and get the restore option.

Step-3: Here comes the most important step—click the Restore iPhone button. If it pop-outs the message “Find My iPhone must be turned off”, you can try the next way to unlock the disabled iPhone.

restore iPhone

Step-4: Click Restore on the confirmation window. After that, just wait for the restoration is completed.  When it finishes the restoration, you can view the iPhone is on the Hello interface. By the way, all data on the iPhone has been erased.

Part 2: How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone with iCloud

If you fail to restore the disabled iPhone with iTunes, or any error that happens during the restoration process, you can make good use of the iCloud to unlock the disabled iPhone. Here goes to the specific steps.

Step-1: Access to the web browser on a computer or another mobile phone. Go to icloud.com.

Step-2: Sign in the iCloud with your Apple ID and its passcode. It must be the Apple ID that is linked to the disabled iPhone.  If you find there is two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, it means that you need to get the verification code with the disabled iPhone. The most effective way is to take out the SIM card and install it on another mobile phone to get the code. Or you can try the next method to unlock the disabled iPhone with a third-party tool.

Step-3: If you successfully sign in to iCloud, you can click Find My iPhone on the bottom right corner.

Find iPhone

Step-4: In Find My iPhone interface, click the All Devices button to get the drop-down option. Then you can click the disabled iPhone and get its location.

choose the disabled iPhone

Step-5: Now, you can get the options for the disabled iPhone. To get rid of the disabled iPhone, you can click the Erase iPhone option and then confirm the operation. Yes, your iPhone will be erased and restarted like a new device.  You need to activate it again as you did before.

erase iPhone

Part 3: How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone without iTunes/iCloud

Unlock a Disabled iPhone without iTunes/iCloud using EaseUS MobiUnlock

If the above-mentioned methods did not unlock your disabled iPhone, then you can use a third-party iPhone unlock tool called EaseUS MobiUnlock, which is a professional software for unlocking various iOS locks, including the 4-digit passcode, 6-digit passcode, Touch ID, or Face ID from a disabled iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

EaseUS MobiUnlock is an extremely secure and easy to use tool that can help you unlock a disabled iPhone without iTunes or iCloud within minutes. It provides a reliable way to unlock a disabled iPhone without causing any complications. The software can also be used to resolve plenty of other iPhone related issues. Compatible with every leading iOS device, it runs on all major iOS versions including iOS 14.

Since EaseUS MobiUnlock has an easy to use interface, it can simply resolve your issues without any trouble. Please follow these steps to unlock a disabled iPhone without iTunes using EaseUS MobiUnlock:

Step-1: First, download and launch EaseUS MobiUnlock and connect your disabled iPhone to your PC via USB cable. Next, click “Start.”

Connect your device to computer

Step-2: Ensure your iPhone model is the one you intend to unlock and then download the correct firmware for your iPhone by clicking on “Download Firmware.”

Download firmware

Step-3: Once the firmware is downloaded and verified, simply click the “Unlock” button to unlock your disabled iPhone.

Verify firmware

Unlock the device

Step-4: Wait for the EaseUS MobiUnlock to restore your disabled iPhone without iTunes. Then, you can set up and use your disabled iPhone again.

Wait for the process to complete

Unlock a Disabled iPhone without iTunes/iCloud using Tenorshare 4uKey

Without iTunes or iCloud, how can we unlock a disabled iPhone? Fortunately, you can take advantage of the third-party tool, likeTenorshare 4uKey
to remove the lock screen within few simple clicks. You do not need to have the screen lock passcode and Apple ID passcode, as well as the synced iTunes.Tenorshare creates iOS troubleshooting software for Mac and PC, and their program “4uKey” will help you bypass your iOS device’s passcode, even if it’s disabled.
Unlock a disabled iPhone with Tenorshare 4uKey:
Yes, that’s true….even when I tried on my device then I was shocked because my disabled iPhone was unlocked with just a few clicks without any error and my data was safe as before.
Please follow these steps to unlock a disabled iPhone without iTunes using Tenorshare 4uKey:
Unlock disabled iPhone with Tenorshare 4uKey

Step-1: Download, install and launch 4uKey on your Mac or Windows computer. It is necessary to sign in to the software with your registration
code.  Then, select feature “Unlock Lock Screen Passcode” to get started.

Step-2: Build the connection between the disabled iPhone and Mac or Windows computer with a USB cable.
Connect your iOS device to computer
Step-3: Click the Start button on the main interface

Step-4: Now, you can view that the software has detected your iPhone iOS details. And in the download firmware package online interface, you just
need to Choose a save path and click the Download button.
download firmware package
Downloading firmware package
firmware package downloaded successfully
Step-5: When the process completes, Tenorshare 4uKey will say that the passcode has been removed.
Removing passcode
Passcode removed successfully
Step-6: When iPhone passcode has been removed successfully, Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your iPhone. You can restore from an iCloud backup, iTunes backup, or set up
your iPhone as new. If you have a backup available, we recommend restoring from it so you don’t lose any of your data.

Part 4: How to Unlock a Disabled iPhone without iTunes/iCloud/ Computer

If you have no computer to utilize iTunes/iCloud/ third-party tool to unlock the disabled iPhone, what to do? You can use another accessible iPhone to unlock it with iCloud or Find My iPhone app.  To unlock iPhone with iCloud, you can refer Part 2 tutorial to conduct the operation. Here we will guide you to unlock iPhone without a computer via Find My iPhone app on another iPhone.

Step-1: Get another accessible iPhone and go to the App Store. Search and downloadFind My iPhone app.

Step-2:  After you finish the installation of the app, you can run it and log in with your iCloud account and password.

Step-3:  Next, you will see all iOS devices which share the same iCloud account. You need to find the disabled iPhone from the list and tap it.

Step-4: Then tap on Actions at the bottom of the iPhone screen. After that, you are offered three options. Tap Erase iPhone and then you will get the disabled iPhone erased. Of course, the locked screen is removed from the iPhone.

unlock iPhone on another computer

As a matter of fact, this process is similar to unlock the disabled iPhone with iCloud. The most important part is that you need to enter the right iCloud account and password.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. John says

    Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 6:41 AM

    How do I bypass it using the buttons on the phone

    Reply
    • Moses Gitari says

      Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 9:17 PM

      Hey, it’s not possible to bypass using the buttons

      Reply
    • Samuel says

      Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:00 AM

      Please send step to un lock iPhone and reset iPhone codes with other phone no computer or iTunes

      Reply
  2. Asher says

    Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 9:08 AM

    How can I update my iPhone without Apple ID and password

    Reply
  3. Kelli says

    Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 12:24 AM

    This is all fine and good, however, everything is assuming your phone has a data/wifi connection, otherwise nothing works. Find My Phone will work….when your phone comes across some internet. Well, say we have zero options…..power button broken, itunes won’t access phone if it’s locked, icloud Find My Phone won’t do anything without internet connection, and some video online with a long series of random numbers and pound signs didn’t work. So then……???

    Reply
    • Tish says

      Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 9:48 AM

      I agree….then what”

      Reply
  4. Mheng says

    Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 11:32 PM

    I can’t do that I always try it…

    Reply
  5. Mheng says

    Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 11:34 PM

    Help me to unlock my iPhone 5 without using wifi laptop coz I don’t have that.

    Reply
    • MANDEEP says

      Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:59 PM

      Share a photo in your phone screen

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 8:24 AM

    I don’t have a computer or anything and my phone is disabled and I don’t know the iCloud password and I really need to get on it

    Reply
    • MANDEEP says

      Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 8:00 PM

      Share your screen photo

      Reply
  7. Tish Shelton says

    Sunday, November 15, 2020 at 9:57 AM

    This is crazzzzy I actually have 2 iPhones, 2 iPad mini’s, 2 iPad Pro….All are ran on bypass because of iCloud locked or because of after an update there suddenly is remote management locks now and the 1 iPad Pro I do have that’s not locked has an old Apple ID and I can’t remember the password and can’t reset password due to lack of use of old accounts so I am terrified this to will be the fate of another apple product, they say they ar protecting us but they are doing the complete opposite and not even caring, shame on you apple

    Reply

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